Open AccessIncoherent perfect absorption in lossy anisotropic materials
Author(s) -
Sanjay Debnath,
Emroz Khan,
Evgenii E. Narimanov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.009561
Subject(s) - optics , anisotropy , lossy compression , absorption (acoustics) , slab , materials science , refractive index , dielectric , attenuation coefficient , physics , optoelectronics , artificial intelligence , geophysics , computer science
We show that perfect absorption of incoherent light is possible in a semi-infinite slab of anisotropic dielectric even in the presence of loss. The operating frequency of the proposed system is free of any dependence on physical dimensions.